PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon De Bonifaz Jr (ranked 3382 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 389 p4p, 375 weight class). The key to victory for Ramon De Bonifaz Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

De Bonifaz Jr
vs
Inhanamoto

192 cm
19
260
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
265
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon De Bonifaz Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bonifaz Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inhanamoto moves away from the strike by De Bonifaz Jr.
It seemed like Inhanamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Inhanamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Bonifaz Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramon De Bonifaz Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inhanamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Bonifaz Jr moves away.
De Bonifaz Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Bonifaz Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Inhanamoto is just out of range.
De Bonifaz Jr throws a leg kick but Inhanamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Inhanamoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Bonifaz Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Inhanamoto's head.

Inhanamoto clinches with his opponent.
De Bonifaz Jr tries to break free but Inhanamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Inhanamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Bonifaz Jrs head.
De Bonifaz Jr tries to break free but Inhanamoto pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bonifaz Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Bonifaz Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Bonifaz Jr.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inhanamoto tries a body shot but De Bonifaz Jr blocks it.
Inhanamoto tries a body shot but De Bonifaz Jr blocks it.
Inhanamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands with a left to the head.
De Bonifaz Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Inhanamoto has double underhooks.
Inhanamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
De Bonifaz Jr is breathing heavily.
Inhanamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Bonifaz Jrs head.
Inhanamoto works on De Bonifaz Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Inhanamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Inhanamoto.

De Bonifaz Jr is rocked!
Inhanamoto pushes De Bonifaz Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh De Bonifaz Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inhanamoto pushes De Bonifaz Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Bonifaz Jr or not.
De Bonifaz Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Inhanamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of De Bonifaz Jr backwards.
Inhanamoto creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends De Bonifaz Jr's eyes rolling into the back of his head! De Bonifaz Jr drops to his knees and Inhanamoto pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Inhanamoto!
After winning the bout, Ryu Inhanamoto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.